Meaning of 2050s | Babel Free

Definitions

The decade from Saturday, January 1, 2050 to Wednesday, December 31, 2059.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“The new paper analyzed the drought and heat that killed millions of aspens in Colorado and nearby states a decade ago. Such conditions could become⟳ routine across much of the West by the 2050s unless global emissions are brought under control⟳, the study⟳ found.”

“There is still one last⟳ chance to shift course, the new report⟳ says. But it would require⟳ industrialized nations to join⟳ together immediately to slash greenhouse gases roughly in half by 2030 and then stop⟳ adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere altogether by the early 2050s.”

“The Amish are another: By the 2050s their population may be shooting past a million.”

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